I recently got an email from George who was looking for an engagement ring for his fiancée and had spotted a diamond one on my website. Over the course of a month we emailed back and forth and eventually George decided that he would indeed choose this engagement ring based on our conversations and a single image displayed online - new images are on the to do list. Decision made I sized the ring and sent it off to Wexford with my best wishes. The next evening George took a bemused Kate out in the lashings of rain and proposed for a second time with ring in hand.

So far so straight forward.

The following day I received a call from George saying how happy both he and Kate were with the engagement ring and could they please get wedding bands for their wedding next week! Now either he was the coolest customer I’d ever encountered or there was more to this than met the eye.

Well the story is that George proposed to Kate back in March before having to return to New Zealand at a moment’s notice. He then couldn’t return to Ireland for a further five and a half months! Yes, newly engaged and separated by continents. When he finally made it back to Ireland he and Kate were promptly called for a pre-marriage interview and having aced that were given a wedding date just a week away! Both amazing news and a little daunting I think you’ll agree.

So here they are. The platinum rings that were ordered on Wednesday, made on Thursday, assayed on Friday, finished on Monday, posted on Tuesday and delivered a week to the day later. Not my usual lead time, but who doesn’t like a challenge and a good yarn?

To George and Kate! Wishing you every happiness together.